The system asked me to chase his wife

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is Mr. Qiao’s birthday.

The Qiao family held a banquet, and all the dignitaries in the capital came to congratulate them.

Qiao Yuandong naturally had to go back as well, and this time she brought Rongzhu and Hehuan with her.

Originally, she still wanted to keep Xia Mang by her side. After all, she always felt that this girl would easily get into trouble if she was not watching over her.

It was just that the last time Xia Mang returned home, she was injured because of Madam Qiao, and later Madam Qiao rewarded her with many things for the sake of her daughter's face.

But Mrs. Qiao was still annoyed by Xia Mang, so Qiao Yuandong kept her in the Duke's Mansion.

In order to prevent Xia Mang from getting into trouble, Qiao Yuandong specially found her and gave her detailed instructions before returning to her parents' home with peace of mind.

This time, Mrs. Qiao did not arrange a blind date for Qiao Yuandong. Several of her daughters in the mansion were getting engaged or married, so she was very busy these days.

After Mr. Qiao’s birthday, Qiao Yuandong returned to the Duke’s Mansion.

As soon as Qiao Yuandong came back, he heard people in the mansion saying that Xia Mang and Xiang Xiu'an's servant were in love with each other and were about to get married!

Qiao Yuandong didn't even have time to take off her hairpins and rings before she asked Xia Mang to come see her with a sullen face.

Xia Mang came in with the freshly brewed tea and placed it next to Qiao Yuandong, but her expression did not reveal whether she was happy or angry.

However, Xia Mang vaguely felt that the lady seemed angry, but she had no idea why she was angry.

But this is not a problem at all for the stubborn contestant Xia Xiaomang.

With doubts in her mind, Xia Mang asked directly without hesitation: "Who made the Madam angry?" Qiao Yuandong glanced at her sideways: "What do you think?"

Xia Mang smiled with his big white teeth: "First exclude myself!"

She has been very obedient lately.

I don't have to go on business trips with my boss. I stay in the yard every day, chatting and gossiping with my girlfriends, and even walk my bird when I have free time.

How happy!

Qiao Yuandong felt that Xia Mang was just playing dumb. She was so angry that she didn't know what to say for a moment. She just took the tea on the table and took a sip.

As a result, she was accidentally scalded and was so startled that she dropped the white porcelain cup in her hand, and the tea mixed with the broken porcelain splashed all over the floor.

"oops!"

"lady!"

Seeing Qiao Yuandong covering his mouth and frowning to endure the pain, Xia Mang wanted to pull Qiao Yuandong's hand away to see the burn, but Qiao Yuandong turned away and didn't want her to see it.

"You really are going against the grain when it comes to rules. You can even serve hot tea like this!"

If I go to Ang'er's room in the future, will I be able to serve my master well?

Whenever he thought of Qiao Yuandong, he got angry. He had seen her getting close to An'er in the lady's courtyard before, and he thought she wanted to enter An'er's room, so he planned a way out for her.

But this girl didn't appreciate the kindness at all and even got involved with a servant again!
Really, really fickle!
Whenever Qiao Yuandong thought of this word, he would feel a surge of anger in his heart.

"I was wrong, ma'am. It was all my fault for being careless. I wanted to let the tea cool down before serving it, but ma'am said she wanted to see me, so I came in a hurry."

"So it's still my fault?"

"No, no, blame me, blame me!"

Xia Mang nodded and bowed to coax Qiao Yuandong, but in her mind she was calculating Qiao Yuandong's daily life. She thought, it's not even the day yet, why is he so bad-tempered?
Madam has always been dignified and calm, and she never changes her expression no matter what happens. Why is she so angry today over a cup of tea?

But this weird look is really strange.

"Hiss!" Maybe it was because Juanzi rubbed and burned Qiao Yuandong, but he felt so much pain that tears came out of his eyes.

Xia Mang quickly exerted her strength to pull Qiao Yuandong's hand away, and only then did she see that her lips were burned and red, and there were even faint blisters at the corners of her mouth.

"Oh, this needs medicine."

Qiao Yuandong lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Xia Mang called a little maid to bring hot water. She wiped the powder off Qiao Yuandong's face, then went into the inner room and took out the burn ointment from the box to apply on it.

Qiao Yuandong only felt a burning pain on the burn. Seeing that she was having a hard time enduring it, Xia Mang blew on her while applying medicine.

The cool ointment and the gentle breeze made Qiao Yuandong feel much better.

As soon as she raised her eyes, she saw Xia Mang's serious look.

The little girl's drooping eyelashes are thick and long, with the ends playfully curled up in an arc, fluttering, revealing the bright and crystal eyes under her eyelashes.

Xia Mang blew the cool breeze cautiously, her cheeks puffed up, and Qiao Yuandong thought she looked like a bun.

It seems that I have gained a lot of weight recently.

After taking the medicine, Qiao Yuandong's anger subsided a lot.

She stood up and sat in front of the dressing table, asking Xia Mang to comb her hair.

Xia Mang did as she was told, even though she was terrible at combing hair.

What can we do? The leader’s demands are the highest!

Qiao Yuandong looked at Xia Mang in the mirror, who was busy removing her hairpins and rings. She was so busy that her nose was covered with sweat. Her anger was completely gone.

After Xia Mang stumbled and tied her hair, she turned around and looked at Xia Mang: "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

Xia Mang said sincerely: "I don't know."

Qiao Yuandong pursed his lips and asked directly: "What's going on between you and Shuanglu?"

"Oh! You're talking about this!" Xia Mang suddenly realized, then looked at Qiao Yuandong with a sly smile. So the leader also likes to hear gossip?
"That's all spread by them. I don't like his type!" Xia Mang knew about this a long time ago. It was Man'er who came to tell her.

Qiao Yuandong just didn't believe it: "Everyone in the mansion is talking about it with their own eyes. The purse you gave Shuanglu was always hanging on his waist!"

Xia Mang scratched his head and thought for a while before saying, "I lost a purse when I was watching a play in the garden the other day. Maybe he picked it up. I thought if he liked it, he could use it. How can he get it back? It's not worth much."

"Nonsense!" Qiao Yuandong got angry when he heard this.

Seeing Xia Mang's bewildered face, she couldn't help but patiently explain, "That was something you made yourself. Even if it was accidentally taken away by a man from another place, it would damage your reputation."

"Ah!? But I asked He Lan to make that for me."

Qiao Yuandong opened her mouth but forgot what she was going to say. After a while, she asked, "Didn't you do it?"

Xia Mang nodded and smiled, "I can't even sew clothes, how can I do that?"

Then she added, "Or I should come back."

Although she doesn't care about these reputations, Helan still cares about them.

Everyone knows the skills of the maids in the garden. It would be bad if they were recognized and He Lan was implicated.

Seeing Xia Mang was about to leave, Qiao Yuandong laughed and scolded, "You little girl, I still have something to ask you. I'll go get the things for you."

Xia Mang stood still, standing in front of Qiao Yuandong, and looked at Qiao Yuandong's face stealthily, "Madam, please feel free to ask."

Seeing her like this, Qiao Yuandong sighed inwardly and confessed the matter to her.

"I believe you have no intention towards that servant, but this matter has spread throughout the mansion, and it will damage your reputation. If you want me to make decisions for you in the future, I can still do it, but if you want to enter An Ge'er's room to serve, I'm afraid I can't do it anymore."

Qiao Yuandong had more to say, but Xia Mang was stunned: "Why should I serve the prince?"

Qiao Yuandong looked at her unhappily and said, "Didn't you try to get close to An Ge'er from the beginning? You always try to please me. Don't you just want me to show you some mercy?"

Qiao Yuandong didn't think this was a bad thing. People always strive to move up, and everyone wants to pursue a bright future.

This little girl has a simple mind and is very much to Qiao Yuandong's liking, so it's not wrong for her to do more for her.

It's just a pity that everything has failed now.

Xia Mang was even more confused after hearing what Qiao Yuandong said: "But I don't want to serve the prince, I am happy to follow the lady."

The tail of Qiao Yuandong's eyebrows raised, and a barely perceptible tenderness flashed across his eyes.

"Why are you willing to follow me? The prince will inherit the title in the future, it would be better for you to go to him."

After saying this, Qiao Yuandong looked closely at Xia Mang's reaction.

Xia Mang shook his head vigorously and said confidently, "That's different. Madam has a good temper, is beautiful, and is talented. She's also good to me. I feel more comfortable following Madam!"

Xia Mang thought very clearly. He had finally gained some favor with the lady, and now it would be too much trouble to gain favor with a new leader.

Besides, Xiang Xiu'an looks stupid and he definitely can't protect her!
"Really?" Qiao Yuandong lowered his eyes, rubbing his cuffs unconsciously with his fingertips, and a strange joy quietly arose in his heart.

Xia Mang was afraid that Qiao Yuandong would not believe him, so he immediately patted his chest and assured her, "Of course, Madam, I am loyal to you!"

"Oh, I see."

After dinner that day, Qiao Yuandong really asked Rongzhu to bring the purse.

"What did the boy say?"

Qiao Yuandong took the purse and took a closer look at it. He recognized that the patterns on it were indeed He Lan's work, so he threw the purse on the square table.

Xia Mang said it was a misunderstanding, and Qiao Yuandong believed it.

That girl is so heartless all day long, how can she look like she has come to her senses?

Tsk!
However, the palace has made this matter known to everyone, and someone must have fanned the flames.

I don't know what the person behind this is doing.

But no matter what the reason is, Qiao Yuandong must find out.

Rongzhu knew what Qiao Yuandong was asking, so she told him everything she had tried to get from Shuanglu.

"He said that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when they were watching a play, Yunxiu found him and gave him a purse, saying that Mangxia asked Yunxiu to give it to him. Later, Shuanglu asked Yunxiu to pass something to Mangxia."

Qiao Yuandong's eyes flashed after a moment of hesitation, and he asked, "What did he give Mang Xia?"

Rongzhu lowered her eyebrows and explained, "They are all small things, but Yunxiu didn't give them to Mangxia. I went to Mangxia's room and looked for them, but there was nothing like what Shuanglu said."

Rong Zhu stopped here, but Qiao Yuandong understood it very well.

Yunxiu had tied this red thread forcefully. Naturally, she couldn't give the thing Shuanglu asked her to deliver to Xia Mang. Otherwise, with Xia Mang's personality, the matter would definitely be exposed.

This move seems full of loopholes, but it is effective.

As long as Shuanglu insists that it was Xia Mang who gave him the thing first, she can't clear herself from blame.

Even if Xia Mang denies it afterwards, the purse is indeed evidence that cannot be denied.

Yunxiu also doesn't have to worry about being found out. At that time, she can insist that the purse is the Shuanglu that Xia Mang asked her to give her.

This is a real conspiracy!
But Yunxiu made a wrong calculation.

Xia Mang doesn't know how to embroider at all.

Her two paws are so strong that it is difficult for her to thread a needle.

(End of this chapter)